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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

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United States San Francisco Bay Home to Silicon Valley, which houses some of the most prominent tech startups and multinational firms, the San Francisco Bay area remains one of the top startup hubs in the U.S. As of 2020, the country was ranked as the second most innovative globally.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

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I would see Marc Benioff in the line for Starbucks at One Market in San Francisco and probably few could pick him out of a line up then. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC).

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[Infographic] What Does It Cost To Run A Startup?

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This infographic from Staff.com shows the great disparities in the costs of starting up – getting an office and hiring two web developers and one designer – across Zurich, Sydney, New York, San Francisco, London, Paris, Mumbai and Manila: [ Staff.com – Connecting Great Companies with Global Talent ].

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

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Local politicians wanting to see local job creation rather than jobs at tech firms all migrating to San Francisco should be heartened. Does it surprise you that the fastest-growing “unicorn” was launched in Los Angeles and not San Francisco? Not at all. Bird is the natural evolution in billion-dollar++ outcomes in LA.

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Tech That Can Make The Freelance Economy Sustainable

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The company this past fall opened IdentityMind Global , a store where customers can purchase compliance technology and integrate it into their existing workflows. Named to the Forbes’ “30 Under 30” and Debrett’s 500 lists, Johnston lives in San Francisco.

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WP Engine passes $100M in revenue and secures $250M investment from Silver Lake

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. After the success of Smart Bear, I should be setting my sights on something big, not this.

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My Advice To Entrepreneurs: Consider Canada For Your Startup

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Sure, companies in the Bay Area – particularly Silicon Valley and San Francisco – consistently receive the highest percentage of venture money nationwide. By contrast, San Francisco, the top ranked U.S. One of the countries gaining momentum with the early-stage start-up community is Canada, and for good reason.

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